KNYSNA NEWS - A 50-year-old man from Knysna, a tour bus driver, collapsed and died in the Robberg Nature Reserve a week ago, despite attempts to save him.

NSRI Plettenberg Bay deputy station commander Robbie Gibson said they received reports on Friday 20 October that a man had collapsed in the reserve's parking lot.”

Gibson said an ambulance was activated and a group of people at the car park alerted NSRI to assist.

The station's medics and duty doctor were on the scene, as well as the Medlife ambulance service.

Despite the NSRI's quick response – arriving on the scene within minutes the man was found "pulseless and breathless from a suspected heart attack”, Gibson said.

He said that after all efforts by the NSRI and Medlife paramedics to resuscitate the man were exhausted, he was declared deceased.

The body of the man was then taken into the care of the forensic pathology services and police.

The NSRI assisted to arrange a driver for the tour bus to transport the tourists back to Knysna.

Trauma counselling was arranged for the tour group.

Gibson conveyed the NSRI's sincere condolences to the man's family and friends. His name has not yet been supplied to the Knysna-Plett Herald by the police.

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